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Old October 4th, 2018, 08:19 AM   #65
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Originally Posted by Buzzerd View Post
Taking material off of the rocker arm would still leave the adjustment close to maxed out. I might look at shaving a few thousandths of the end of the valve stem if it looks like it might become an issue. The gap is tight now so it may only a matter of time before the valve doesn't fully close. Of course I would rather fix it correctly by replacing the valve and maybe freshen things up a bit while it is apart.
As I understand it, sometimes the valve seats will recess into the head. Would that explain your situation?

There is a thread here somewhere where a employee of APE chimed-in on the subject.
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